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Terra Claremont

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  1. So, my two cents: Gachas are, and have always been, a method of creating revenue for the creator. Nothing else. It uses the lure of one or a handful of very 'special' items to get customers to give them money for a chance on getting an item they want. I have always felt gachas are annoying. You go to a sales event, and you see an item you really want, then you look closer, and realize it's a gacha. I don't want acid green panties, or a dog bowl with smiley faces on it in 15 different colors of smiley faces. I want to buy the item I want without having to pay for an astronomically low chance of getting the item I really want. There have been so many times I have come across an item and just fell in love with it, to the point that I was willing to pay the price for it, even if was expensive, only to see the gacha machine and let out a sigh, and walk away. So, when you look at it that way, you are losing many other definite sales, with zero chance of having an unhappy customer. I was told by one of the biggest sellers of homes in SL, "Your customers are your store. If they are happy, you're happy. Without them, you just have a building with a bunch of stuff in it." Paraphrasing Paigeypoo. As I said previously, they are a method of revenue for many people from all sides of the equation. I truly do hate that so many people will be taking such a hard blow financially. You can't beat a dead horse to make it run faster, though. The decision has already been made, and there is a better chance of getting the ultra-rare fatpack in a single pull, than changing the decision LL has made. I truly do hope that they will listen to the outcry of so many creators here, and extend the deadline. I do hope creators find a way to recover the lost revenue, and I really do hope that the creativity that went into some of those gacha items will not be wiped away. I can't say that I will be sad to see the gacha craze disappear, though. I do also wonder if the 'no copy' element may have played into the decision? Imagine just dropping several thousand L$ to get that one item you wanted, then you rez it in just the wrong spot. Gone. No refunds, no replacements, nothing for the money you just spent for the incredibly small chance to get the item that just vanished without a trace. Anyways, that's my two cents.
  2. Same thing for me. Only I got the notice about "Unable to make changes to the invoice at this time" I didn't realize it had taken the funds at first. Normally when that appears, no funds are removed, so i tried again. Thats nearly 4k lindens, no items, no invoice, nothing. Well, off to google support phone number. If i get any results, i will post here.
  3. I have to emphatically agree. I share a "small" parcel with my SL wife. Its tiny. And for the tiny bit of land we share, its over 30 dollars a month. $30 neither of us can come up with easily. But beyond that, LL needs to seriously consider this petition. SL is far less populated than when i started just over 4 years ago. I have seen so many wonderful creators have to give up on their dream and close their inworld stores, SIMPLY because they cannot afford to keep paying land fees. With the economy in the gutter, people just do not have the extra money laying around to keep putting gas in the Linden's Ferraris. Stop and consider this: Just like ANY economy, if the populous has more money, they will spend it. And wait, what? When people spend money, THEY make money? If people could actually afford more than a small chip of land, and not empty their wallets, well, guess what? They are going to buy that land, open their shop, and start making new creations. People will buy land, build their dream homes, and most likely spend hours dredging through the marketplace looking for just the right touches to finish out their home. People will be more likely to just 'go shopping' and buy stuff they want, just because they can afford it. Even the Kings of old knew a happy kingdom is a prosperous kingdom. If you squeeze every gold piece out of the residents, they couldnt afford to buy meat from the butcher, or fabric from the tailor, or even milk and eggs from the farmers. Who in turn, then did not have money to do the same. And then, the kingdom turns into a bunch of penniless beggars, even the King. Long story short: LL... stop and listen to the peasants, stop squeezing us for every dime so we can afford to spend money and breathe some life into this dying SL economy.
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